New Stadium Plans - The Triangle - Planning

[Concretebob]

Just ignore it .
Most people do .
It’s a non article seen and read by very few .

Local newspapers are dying anyway

 

[DannyW]

It would be interesting if the stadium plans were approved and an application for a bridge refused.
What then?

We will then be at the crunch point in the poker game. 100 mill + investment and ongoing benefit to local economy or end of club and no lease because of a half to an hour road closure after the match. Over to you CC.

 

[Billyox]

If we actually look at the plans there is 4 crossing points along the Oxford road and 2 crossing points along frieze way stick a steward with a stop go sign on those crossing points job done

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Fears new stadium bridge 'will never get built' leading to main road closure

Oxford United’s stadium bid currently doesn’t include the plans to build a bridge over Oxford Road with fears it will never get built leading to…

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

More nonsense from fosb and I'll let you lot read what Chester says don't laugh to hard

The comments are lively!!

 

[Concretebob]

According to Steve five local councils are against the stadium.

He hasn't named them, of course.

He's also said that OUFC lied to OCC and OCC have a duty to revisit the decision! Oh and and "foreign backers" have been mentioned. Getting quite libellous there, Steve.

 

[SteMerritt]

The comments are lively!!

My god. How can one person be so oblivious to the phrase "UP TO 2 hours"? It is plainly obvious that figure was the club covering themselves with a high estimate. Grounds empty really quickly in reality.

 

[Billyox]

The comments are lively!!

Funny isn't it the article is basically a rehash of the planning application article just with a quote from Chester and Suzie about absolutely nothing yet all the anti pile In on the comments
When I say all the anti I mean Steve from tackley over 5 miles away from the triangle and Simon from Jericho 3 miles away from triangle where are the actual local people complaining

 

[Concretebob]

My god. How can one person be so oblivious to the phrase "UP TO 2 hours"? It is plainly obvious that figure was the club covering themselves with a high estimate. Grounds empty really quickly in reality.

Seeing as he lives in Jericho, what does Simon Thompson do when St Giles fair is on?

 

[holdsteady]

Seeing as he lives in Jericho, what does Simon Thompson do when St Giles fair is on?

Stands there shouting and waving his fist at the big wheel.

 

[Billyox]

cant afford leaflets how the how can they afford a judicial review then.
Steve hill throwing fosb under the well bridge

 

[ChamonixOx]

The article itself which, naturally, is deemed news and not sport and therefore can appear elsewhere in the rag, was written, or at least attributed to "digital reporter" Robert Folker.

Opponents of Oxford United's new stadium plans have identified the potential closure of a key road as the main sticking point in the lodged application.

The club announced last week it submitted its planning application to Cherwell District Council for the construction of a 16,000-capacity ground at The Triangle.
This is earmarked for land south of Kidlington Roundabout but critics have highlighted the bid does not include plans to build a pedestrian bridge over Oxford Road at this stage.

The key route runs from Kidlington to North Oxford and past Oxford Parkway station but it could be closed for significant periods of time on matchdays under the existing plans.
It comes as wider fears have been raised over the stadium being built on the last ‘green gap’ between the city and Kidlington.

The stadium is being earmarked for land which planning group POETS (Planning Oxfordshire’s Environment and Transport Sustainably) has described as a “crucial green lung”.
And the potential closure of Oxford Road has led to further fears over the impact of traffic in the area.
At a club exhibition last October, information boards said Oxford Road would be closed to traffic for an hour before a match and up to two hours afterwards.
Thames Valley Police previously raised “significant concerns” over how the roads around The Triangle will “function safely” as a result of the proposed new stadium.
And Oxfordshire County Council leader Liz Leffman has written to the four parishes of Kidlington, Water Eaton, Begbroke and Yarnton to assure them that support would not be given to any proposal that included the closure of the Oxford Road on matchdays.
The club has confirmed it is undertaking a planning application process to build a bridge over the road from the station.

But concerns have been raised these are not being included in the main proposals.
Ian Middleton, the deputy leader of the Green and Liberal Democrat Alliance for Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District councillor for Kidlington East, said: “I’m concerned that the bridge plans are going to be submitted separately to the stadium application.
“The bridge is an integral part of the project and how it’s achieved is a key part of the decision as to the viability of the stadium itself.
“So I would not want to see any progress on the ground for the stadium until the bridge is properly defined.

“Ideally there should be a condition that the bridge is built at the same time or before the stadium works begin.
“What I would be very wary of is any position where the stadium would be finished before the bridge works started which would leave the possibility that it may never be built at all.
“So there would need to be very stringent conditions laid down from the outset”.
Mr Middleton also said he had contacted Thames Valley Police in response to the backlash he has received from Yellows fans after publicly expressing his views against the stadium plans.

The councillor confirmed the force has not taken this any further however.
Friends of Stratfield Brake (FoSB), a group of residents whose aim is to represent opposition to the club’s plans, have called for a Grampian condition to be put in place.
This would prevent the start of any development until off-site works for the bridge have been completed on land not controlled by the applicant.
Speaking on behalf of FoSB, Suzanne McIvor, said: “It is implausible that this planning application can succeed without integral plans for a footbridge which would seem to be the only way of addressing safety concerns around the movement of fans without closing the Oxford Road.
“Permission for the stadium should only be given if it includes plans for a footbridge.
“The cost of a footbridge which is large enough to take the anticipated volume of fans will be substantial and we are concerned the stadium would be built and then a shortage of money, or other reasons, would mean the footbridge never gets built.”
Oxford United Supporters’ Panel chair Paul Scaysbrook admitted he “wouldn’t have been happy” with a potential road closure and believes the proposed bridge is the “most practical solution”.
He said: “The bridge was a big issue with the road closure. As a resident, I wouldn’t have been happy with the closure, but the bridge can only be a positive as well.

“I can see the pros and cons of it, but it’s got to be the most practical solution.”
Paul Peros, chairman of the independent supporters group OxVox, added: “It’s a massive step forward.
"I’ve always said that planning is where this needs to be properly viewed, not just for fans, but for Kidlington residents, as things like the scale of the stadium and road closures can be explained.
“It’s a huge moment. There are always delays with things like this, with the scale of what’s going on.”
The club is looking to build a new home as the club’s licence agreement at the Kassam Stadium runs out in 2026.
The design includes a 180-bed hotel, restaurant, conference and event space, along with a health and wellbeing centre.
It would be the first all-electric stadium in the UK and includes a safe-standing allocation.

It's nice to see that the self-proclaimed FOSP spokespeople generally accept the stadium, subject to assurances the bridge is built - fair enough then, as long as they don't try and move the goalposts......

P.S. It's a Shame IM forgot to mention to the Fail why he received a backlash from the general public, not just OUFC supporters (nothing to do with the stadium, but his appalling, misogynistic remarks and comments)! Such a backlash should, of course, be made within the law, and as no action, least of all charges, have been brought; they clearly were (any decent reporter would have highlighted this more clearly)! Middleton - take responsibility rather than deflecting - you were not the victim; you were the perpetrator.

 

[Sheik djibouti]

Stands there shouting and waving his fist at the big wheel.

Makes a nice change from the clouds for him.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Perhaps Anindya Bakrie and Erick Thohir should each slap on a fake moustache and start calling themselves Andy Baker and Eric Thomas. That way certain objectors wouldn’t have to keep getting so upset about those filthy foreign billionaires.

 

[LeftSideLarry]

Perhaps Anindya Bakrie and Erick Thohir should each slap on a fake moustache and start calling themselves Andy Baker and Eric Thomas. That way certain objectors wouldn’t have to keep getting so upset about those filthy foreign billionaires.

I suspect they'd just refer to them as 'Mexican looking fellas'.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Ouch. Labour have a great opportunity by giving the people someone different to vote for in Woodstock and Bicester.

 

[MJB]

View attachment 18032cant afford leaflets how the how can they afford a judicial review then.
Steve hill throwing fosb under the well bridge

“foreign”

 

[unification]

The comments are lively!!

Then the Oxford Mail have got exactly what they wanted. Lot of engagements, clicks and eyeballs.

Maybe even a few clicking a few of the clickbait links as well. Apparently ‘her dress from the VMA awards will be talked about for years’ …

 

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Maybe even a few clicking a few of the clickbait links as well. Apparently ‘her dress from the VMA awards will be talked about for years’ …

Suzy?

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Worrying! Thanks Colin. It does feel as if something has changed for the worse in the last few months.

Maybe we should be asking whether Niall McWilliams is still involved too at the fans forum. Having a proper Oxford man involved gave me comfort the club's interests would be protected. If he's been sidelined then why!

As a fanbase we must not be complacent and blinded by the shiny lights of a promised new stadium. If the finances don't work for the club, and if we're not protected from a Kassam mark 2 situation, then we shouldn't simply meekly accept that, we should actively oppose it! Typing that out feels mental from the positivity of where we were a few months ago, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity now and we must get it right.

He’s not, he’s now safeguarding officer, & from what I heard he wanted to leave.

 

[Concretebob]

Suzy?

Oooo she's going to threaten legal action for that!